Bush Inc. has No Solutions for High Gas Prices
Friday, April 22, 2005 at 09:45PM
TheSpook
In repeating his "call for Congress to
pass a long-stalled energy bill," Pres. Bush "conceded ... there is
little he can do" about rising gas prices: "I wish I could simply wave
a magic wand and lower gas prices tomorrow; I'd do that. Unfortunately,
higher gas prices are a problem that has been years in the making." But
Bush's "admission that he lacked the power to lower prices was a
notable turnaround." Bush "promised as a candidate in 2000 to present
oil products to increase supply and drive down prices." Bush, in '00:
"I would work with our friends in OPEC to convince them to open up the
spigot, to increase the supply" (Mason, Houston Chronicle, 4/20). John
Kerry (D): "The issue today is not that the president doesn't
understand the problem, it's that he has no solutions. The energy plan
he continues to campaign for will make us more dependent on foreign
oil, it will keep gas prices at record highs instead of making them
affordable for consumers, and it will make our air and water more
polluted instead of investing in a cleaner future" (VandeHei and Blum,
Washington Post, 4/21).
The Hotline April 21, 2005 Thursday
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